Adhesive tags for



No. 40,260. PATENTED OCT. 13, 1863.

L HEYL. ADHESIVE'TA'G FOR FILING PAPERS.

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI E.

LEWIS HEYL, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

ADHESIVE TAGS FOR. FILING PAPEPtS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 40,260, dated October13, 1863.

provement in adhesive paper-files, for filing or binding letters,briefs, music, music-books, newspapers, pamphlets, sermons, speeches,documents, orany other papers, either in or out of portfolios orbook-covers; and I do hereby declare that the following'is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which-Figures 1 and 2 represent by perspective views two forms of myimprovement in paperfile's. Fig. 3 represents the manner of applying myinvention to the filing of single leaves of paper. Fig. 4 representstwo. modes of applying my invention to the filing of pamphlets,speeches, &c. Fig. 5 represents two modes of 1 applying my invention tothe filing of single sheets of paper. Fig. 6 represents the manher ofapplying my invention to the filing of newspapers, music, drawings,speeches, sermons, &c., in covers.

- Similarletters of reference indicate correspcndin'g parts in allthefigures.

My invention consists of strips of tape or other suitable material,having one-or both surfaces coated with gum or other adhesive substancefor the purpose of attaching them tothe back edge or fold of newspapers,letters, music, or other papers to be filed, said strips having loops ormetal rings woven or otherwise introduced into the edge or fold for thepurpose of allowing the papers to which they are attached to be filed orconnected together at the back edge by acord, wire, or any suitableclasp or tie, as will be hereinafte fully explained. 4

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains tofully understand and use the same, I will proceed to describe it.

In all of the figures'of the accompanying drawings, A represents a stripof tape'or other suitable mate'ial, with loops or metal rings B, wovenor otherwise introduced into the edge, Fig. 1, or fold, Fig. 2. Thestrips A may extend wholly, or nearly so, across the edge or fold of thepaper to be filed, as shownv in Figs.3 and 6, so as to require butonewith two or more loops or rings, B, or they may be in small pieces witha single loop or ring, to be attached at such distances apart as theperson using them may prefer, and to be attached either on one side orastride the edge or fold,

both ways being shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the accompanying drawings. Thetapes A are covered with gum or other adhesive substance, so that theymaybe readily attached to the leaf or sheet by simply moistening or'beating them. They may be connected at the back of the file by anysuitable metal clasp or other tie, or, if used to file music, letters,or other papers into a portfolio or book-cover, may be attached by acord, wire, or any other convenient binding. The files may be used fornewspapers, music, drawings, letters, speeches, sermons, briefs,pamphlets, or any other files or papers, in or out of covers. They admitin all cases, whether in sheet or single leaf, of its being laid openits entire extent, the opening of each sheet and leaf being quiteindependent of those to which it is attached.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- I As a new article of manufacture,paperfiles consisting of strips of tape or other suitablematerial,having one or both surfaces coated with gum or other adhesive substance,

and having loops or rings woven or otherwise introduced with the edge orfold, as and for the purpose specified. I

The above specification of my improvement in paper-files signed this11th day of Augu: t 1863.

LEWIS. HEYL.

, Witnesses:

JAMES H. GRIDLEY, R. H. MAYHEW.

